The Cities series is a series of four books published between 2000 and 2005 and written by Richard Baker, Drew Karpyshyn, Mel Odom, Ed Greenwood, and Elaine Cunningham. The books are all stand-alones, the first following a man named Jack, the next following Corin, the next following a druid and the final installment, a mage of Waterdeep. They all include much action. All of the books in the Cities series besides the fourth installment, "City of Splendors" are out of print.